Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-31
q. Shows That There are Certain
Remedial Acts Which Should be
Passed to Cover the Evils Of
the Regular Session.
o,t He Makes q Bad Break When he
Leaves the Doors Open for
Schemers by Recommending
the Insane Asylum
Project.
The SPECIAL Session Assembled.

PROCEEDINGS OF' The ElhST DAY.
HELENA, August 2S.-[Special to The
Minor lin obedience to the proclamation
:, Governor Leslie the legislature met to.
dav in special session. In the Council the
shsentees were, Bachelor, of Beaverhead,
pordee of Deer Lodge. Thompson of Custer,
lrbose elected substitute did not appear)
and Waters of Dawson and Yellowstone
lvho is now in charge OF the Yellowstone
po-k hotels). President Hickman called
.ho Counci to order and after roll call the
.,ocamatjon of the Governor was read.
committees were then appointed to wait
unou the House and Governor and notify
them that the Council was organized and
,eodv to proceed with business. Both
committees performed the duties assigned
them and the Council took a recess until 2
o'clock.
BUSINESS BEGINS.
Tn the interim Mr.. Richards introduced a
hill to punish the crime OF attempting to
wreck railroads, and it WAS appropriately
re,erred. The House was called to order
by Speaker Frank K. Armstrong, Chief Clerk
David Marks being in his position with
characteristic promptness. The roll call
showed that there were absent Messrs.
Brown. Harwood and Marshall. On mo-
ton OF Mr.. Blake committee was ap-
nointed to ascertain what vacancies ex-
isted in the officers of the house, and after
laborious inquiry they ascertained that q
CHAPLAIN and watchman were missing. The
cbaplaincy seemed to 60 begging for there
was only one candidate, Rev. T.
Balen, and he was elected by reclamation.
For the post OF watchman there was an ex-
citing contest and four or five ambitious
gentlemen we're named. After four ballots
VIM. Crump was elected. The committee
selected to wait upon the Governor re-
ported that His Excef]ency had signified
that he wouId.present his messagein parsop
to the two houses at 2 o'clock, and the
House took recess until that hour.
JOINT SESSION.
In accordance with the suggestions OF the
Governor, the two Houses met in joint ses-
sion at 2 clock, and the message as given
below was read. 1t received the marked
attention of the legislators, and at it's con-
eluson the joint session dissolved and each
Immediately thereafter adjourned. OF the
message, do not care to speak. The edi-
tor OF The MINER and it's readers can Judge
for themselves. The members generally,
while they admire it's conservative tone, do
not care to commit themselves either in the
matter Of approval or disapproval.
ONE THING is CERTAIN,
the session will be an extended one, proba-
bly, as long as the statute will permit. The
message has opened the ,or for new legis-
lation and old sores will be exposed, and
old and new schemes will be introduced
and debated. In talk with the Governor,
be stated to The M Err representative
that in his opinion the session would be OF
short duration; that he had not made the
case specific, because he doubted the pro
priety OF any executive to dictate to the
legislative branch, which was at least his
'qual in authority.
THE INDEPENDENT
lid good piece OF newspaper work by
to the members an extra
'dition containing the message as soon
Is the Governor began to read it.